Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886, Buchanan, James, 1791-1868, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Ex-presidents, Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874, Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901, Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841, Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893, Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845, Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Madison, James, 1751-1836, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Monroe, James, 1758-1831, Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869, Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849, Presidents, Presidents--Influence, Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, Tyler, John, 1790-1862, Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862, Washington, George, 1732-1799
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John Carter Rose was interested in a statement that President Roosevelt said to him recently, that he was “successful in a larger portion of what [he] set out to do than any of [his] predecessors.” Rose considers all the previous presidents, and ultimately draws the comparison down to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Washington, Rose writes, made the nation, Lincoln preserved it, and Roosevelt has caused it to adapt to twentieth century conditions. He praises the various policies that Roosevelt has instituted during his term in office.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-14
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 14, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59738. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Rose, John Carter, 1861-1927. Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Dec. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59738.
APA:
Rose, John Carter, 1861-1927., [1908, December 14]. Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59738.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
